Couple enter plea in beating

According to WFIW Radio in Fairfield, a Fairfield couple has entered a negotiated guilty plea to charges related to the Oct. 18, 2012 brutal beating of Reggie Shemwell of Fairfield. John Robertson entered an open guilty plea Monday to a charge of burglary - a class-2 felony and will be sentenced April 8.

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Posted Jan. 17, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Posted Jan. 17, 2013 at 10:00 AM

According to WFIW Radio in Fairfield, a Fairfield couple has entered a negotiated guilty plea to charges related to the Oct. 18, 2012 brutal beating of Reggie Shemwell of Fairfield. John Robertson entered an open guilty plea Monday to a charge of burglary - a class-2 felony and will be sentenced April 8. His wife, Jennifer Robertson entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass and will also be sentenced April 8. A third suspect in the beating, Mary Denise Harrison is expected to be in court Jan. 31.

Shemwell suffered a broken neck, bruised lungs and a severe head injury in the beating. After multiple surgeries and more than two months of rehabilitation, he has been released from the hospital and continues his recovery at home. The judge released both Robertsons on their own recognizance.